Technical Services Manager – Animal Nutrition (Ivory Coast)

About the role

The Technical Services Manager – Animal Nutrition will lead technical activities for feed additives, premixes, concentrates, complete feeds and specialty nutritional solutions across the livestock sector in Ivory Coast. Working closely with customers and internal teams, the role ensures product performance, animal health and business growth through technical support, training and innovation.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical contact for B2B and B2F customers, identifying challenges and delivering solutions.
• Conduct farm, feed‑mill and production audits to evaluate operational efficiency, nutritional performance and animal health.
• Provide technical recommendations, troubleshooting and on‑farm visits to improve productivity and profitability.
• Design, execute and evaluate product trials, validation studies and field demonstrations.
• Partner with commercial teams to present feed additives, premixes, concentrates and complete feed solutions.
• Collaborate with R&D, formulation, quality and marketing to drive product innovation and portfolio enhancement.
• Deliver technical training programs and workshops for customers, distributors and internal staff.

Required profile

• Proven technical expertise in animal nutrition covering poultry, swine, ruminants and aquaculture.
• Experience providing technical support and conducting audits in farm and feed‑mill environments.
• Ability to work closely with commercial teams and translate technical benefits into commercial solutions.
• Strong knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies and regulatory requirements.

Required skills

• Feed formulation and premix development
• Product development and optimization
• Technical support and troubleshooting
• Design and execution of field trials and product validation
• Technical training delivery
• Audit of farm and feed‑mill operations